TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, District Judge.
1. Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion For Appointment Of Interim Lead Class Counsel And Steering Committee (Docket No. 20) is
2. The Court designates Ronald Dardeno of the Law Office of Frank L. Dardeno, LLP, William Baldiga of Brown Rudnick, D. Michael Noonan of Shaheen and Gordon, R. Alexander Saveri of Saveri & Saveri, and William L Coulthard of Kemp, Jones and Coulthard, LLP as members of Plaintiffs' Interim Executive Committee.
3. Plaintiffs' Interim Lead Class Counsel, after appropriate consultation and with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee, shall be responsible for coordinating and organizing Plaintiffs in the conduct of this litigation as to all claims and, in particular, shall have the following responsibilities:
3. The Executive Committee shall be consulted in an appropriate and efficient manner by Interim Lead Class Counsel on substantive issues to assist in the responsible and efficient prosecution of the litigation. Interim Lead Class Counsel shall seek the advice and consent of the Executive Committee in connection with major decisions regarding the prosecution and/or settlement of the litigation.
4. Interim Lead Class Counsel and the Executive Committee shall together select working groups or committees to further the efficient prosecution of the litigation as is deemed necessary based on their collective judgment and consideration.
5. All counsel representing Plaintiffs shall maintain accurate and contemporaneous records of their time spent in this litigation and shall submit monthly time and expense reports to the Executive Committee no later than the 20 days after the end of each month. The failure to maintain such records and submit timely reports may result in such time or expenses being disallowed for purposes of any fee petition. The Executive Committee shall provide on a monthly basis to Interim Lead Class Counsel an aggregate report of all time spent by Plaintiffs' counsel.
6. Interim Lead Class Counsel, after consultation and with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee, shall assess the amounts necessary for common litigation costs necessary for the efficient and effective prosecution of the litigation and shall collect and maintain assessments from members of the Executive Committee. The failure to timely pay assessments may result in removal from membership on the Executive Committee.
7. No communications between Interim Lead Class Counsel, members of the Executive Committee, and other counsel representing plaintiffs in any cases consolidated or coordinated with this litigation, shall act as a waiver of any privilege or protection to which they are otherwise entitled.
8. The organizational structure of Plaintiffs' counsel established by this Order shall bind Plaintiffs' counsel in the individual cases consolidated under the Master Docket Number, at present and hereafter.